Waffles with Brown Sugar Rum Syrup

The Hubs woke up this morning thinking about the glorious waffle I got at Guanabanas yesterday! He was being sweet and wanted to make breakfast for me… Waffles 🙂

I googled multiple recipes for a Rum Syrup, wrote up an ingredient list, and the hubs went off to Publix to get the supplies. This would be a Bisquick Waffle day! haha One of these days I want to try this with a Homemade Waffle Recipe… I think it would take it to a whole new level! Although I won’t stick my nose up to Bisquick – especially since the hubs is cooking! 🙂

Anyhow, the recipe I chose seems to be the standard Rum Brown Sugar Rum Syrup Recipe. However, the hubs decided to add a little corn starch to thicken it a bit… it’s super runny (but tasty!).

While the Hubs was mixing up the Waffle Batter and making the Rum Sauce, I got to work on the Strawberries, and Whipped Cream. I can’t NOT be in the kitchen. haha

Now that all those steps are done… it’s WAFFLE TIME! We finally put our Fancy Schmancy Waffle Maker to use (Wedding Gift)!

Directions:

Brown Sugar Rum Syrup:
Combine water (reserving about a 1/2 cup) and Brown Sugar into Saucepan and bring to a boil. In a separate bowl, whisk together the 1/2 cup of water and the corn starch. Add to the boiling water/sugar mixture, and mix thoroughly. Allow to boil for 3-4 minutes (stirring constantly), allowing it to thicken slightly. It will still be pretty runny. Remove from heat and stir in the 1/2 cup of Rum (we only had light rum... but I would recommend dark rum if possible). Set aside until ready to use.

Strawberries:
Slice Berries and then mix with Sugar and Water and allow to sit for 20 minutes or so (This will allow the Sugar to pull out the natural Juices/Sweetness from the Berries).

Whipped Cream:
Beat whipping cream on high until peaks begin to form. Add the powdered sugar (1 TBS at a time - tasting in between), and continue to beat until there are stiff peaks. Note: The powdered sugar is to taste. We only used about 3 TBS. I don't like an overly sweet whipped cream in this case.

Make waffles (following box/recipe instructions) and top with these fabulous toppings!